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NYC Street Vendors Won More Licenses. Murky Rules Could Make Them Wait Years for One
The City Reporter
"As much as we are excited and thrilled that this change is happening, we are very troubled by the proposals being discussed today,” Mohamed Attia, managing director of the advocacy organization Street Vendor Project, said during a DCWP hearing on proposed permitting rules last month. The proposal, he added, “doesn’t ensure that currently operating vendors will get priority receiving the license.
Council Working on Bill to Push Back Rikers Closure Deadline
Queens Daily Eagle
"Today, we're calling on Mayor Mamdani to make decarceration an urgent priority,” Darren Mack, the co-director of the Freedom Agenda, said on Monday."NYC Street Vendors Set to Receive New Permits Under First Expansion in Decades
Gothamist
"Vendors run the smallest businesses in our city, and they have been out there for decades, and they always wanted to access the license, but sadly, the outdated laws have been getting in their way for the last half a century,” said Mohamed Attia, the managing director of the Street Vendor Project, an advocacy and legal support group."
